Improvement in iron fences



M G F R E E M A N Iron Fence.

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MOODY G. FREEMAN, OF BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN IRON FENCES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 163,76 l, dated May 25,1875; application filed J annary 25, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MooDY G. FREEMAN, of Bloomington, in the county ofMcLean and in the State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Iron Fence; and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings and to the'letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof an iron fence, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the annexed drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective "iew of my fence, andFig. 2 shows detailed parts thereof.

A represents a corner-post, and B B inter mediate posts of my fence. Thelower ends 0 of all the posts are made hollow, in cylindrical form, withexterior screw-threads a, or grooves in the form of screw-threads,formed thereon. The posts are forced into the ground by means of thescrew or grooves, as well as by partial digging. The corner-post A ismade with a right angle, as shown, while the intermediate posts B aremade fiat and stand at right angles with the line of the fence. Theposts, as well as the rails or bars, may be made either of cast-iron orwrought-iron, though the rails may be made of band-iron. The corner-postA is provided with two sets of mortises to receive the rails, one'foreach line of fence. The intermediate posts B have also two sets ofmortises for the rails, so that respective rails in the panels shallcorrespond in height. D D represent the rails, any number of which maybe used. These are made flatand set edgewise, the top rail D, however,being provided with a projecting flange, b, on both sides, at the top,so as to stiffen the same and make it strong, and the fence more firm.The rails have at each end a notch, 00, on the under side, which dropsinto the mortises in the posts, when the rails are fastened in the postsby means of keys (1, which are forced into the mortises on the top ofthe rails. All the rails except the top ones may have a notch in themiddle, which middle notch may rest in the mortise; or, in other words,the rails may pass through one post and the ends fastened in posts oneach side thereof. In this manner the rails may be made to breakjoints,so to speak, thus making the fence stronger.

It will be seen that each post has a double series of notches, so thatany one ofthe rails can be detached without disturbing the one adjacentthereto.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The independently-removablerails D, having notches 00 at their ends, and secured by wedges dalternately in the posts B, having a double series of openings forreceiving the same, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this21st day of December, 1874.

MOODY G. FREEMAN.

Witnesses:

RICHARD A. WADE, W. M. HATCH.

